Hawker Tempest Aircraft

Tempest V, 3 Sqn RAF. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston

First Flight:

2 September 1942

F.10/41:

1 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Tempest I:

1 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Tempest II:

304 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd 50 - Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Tempest V:

800 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Tempest VI:

142 - Hawker Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Tempest V

Type:

Single seat fighter and fighter-bomber

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. All metal construction

Fuselage:

Forward fuselage is a rectangular tubular structure, covered with metal panels. Rear fuselage is a monocoque structure of all metal construction with a stressed skin

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type with dorsal fin. All metal structure with metal covered fin, tailplane and elevators, and fabric covered rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Main wheels retract inwardly into wells in the underside of the inner wings. Tailwheel forward into fuselage

Power Plant:

One 2,400 hp Napier Sabre IIB twenty four cylinder H type liquid cooled sleeve valve engine. Four speed constant speed airscrew

Accommodation:

Enclosed cockpit over wings

Armament:

Four 20 mm British Hispano cannon completely buried in the wings. In addition, eight rocket projectiles or two 1,000 lb bombs may be carried under the wings

Span:

41 ft

Length:

33 ft 8 in

Height:

16 ft 1 in

Wing Area:

302 sq ft

Empty:

9,000 lb

Loaded:

13,540 lb

Max Speed:

426 mph at 18,500 ft

Service Ceiling:

36,500 ft

Range:

740 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Tempest II:

PR536 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display

Tempest TT.5:

NV778 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display

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